Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Your Majesty, it's because I have been with you for so many years..." Wang Zhaoyuan knelt down on the main hall and climbed a section of the way to the high dragon chair, crying.

"Kill him! Kill him!" All the civil and military officials glared at each other and shouted to fight and kill. Now no one is willing to speak for Wang Zhaoyuan. Wang Zhaoyuan lost the key to the Yangtze River in Kuizhou, an important town in the east, causing Zhou's army to drive straight in. He is already close to Chengdu. The status, wealth and even lives of everyone in Shu are at stake. Who is willing to intercede for him?

Wang Zhaoyuan lay on the ground, both anxious and frightened. He was very ashamed and indignant when he heard so many people throwing stones into the well... Thinking of me, Wolong, I have encountered such humiliation today! He strained his ears to hear who was shouting to kill. It's strange today, Li Hao, the person he usually has the most trouble with, didn't take the opportunity to attack him, and he didn't hear Li Hao's voice. Wang Zhaoyuan couldn't help but glance sideways, and saw Li Hao standing there, as if falling asleep with his eyes closed.

Is Li Hao this guy out of loyalty, or because he has a big heart and doesn't care about the past messes? no! Wang Zhaoyuan knew Li Hao well, he was just an old fox.

At this moment, a general said, "Wang Zhaoyuan is my Deputy Privy Envoy, why was he released? Are you here to persuade him to surrender?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhaoyuan's heart trembled, and he thought: If I persuade you to surrender now, am I courting death?

Although it was clear that the general situation of the Shu Kingdom was over, as long as the emperor did not express his intention to surrender, anyone who dared to directly raise it would be very likely to be caught by someone with a heart. So now no one is talking about surrendering.

Meng Chang's voice said: "Wang Zhaoyuan! Are you here to persuade me to surrender to the enemy?"

"No, no..." Wang Zhaoyuan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's not time to surrender yet, we still have a chance!"

"What opportunity?" Meng Chang seemed to have forgotten why Wang Zhaoyuan returned to Chengdu.

Wang Zhaoyuan was still kneeling, but straightened up, and said, "Your Majesty is now determined to protect the country, and there is still something to be done! The Zhou army marched two thousand miles on the east road and went deep into the lone army, dividing troops from Kuizhou to Yuzhou, and then to Suizhou. There are only 20,000 people in total. How much is there for such a point? Your Majesty, do you think that the East Route Army can pose any threat to Chengdu?"

Meng Chang pondered for a while.

A general urged urgently: "Your Majesty, Wang Zhaoyuan's success is more than failure, so don't believe his slander."

Wang Zhaoyuan was furious: "There are only those who slander and kill Zhongliang, and those who slander the monarch and don't care about political affairs. Who has ever heard of the slander that the monarch strives to govern and protect the country?"

The general couldn't argue.

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "I was in Kuizhou, and led my troops to fight hard with the Zhou army. Unfortunately, the soldiers were defeated and captured. Gao Yanchou huddled in the city of Kuizhou and watched the fire from the other side. After seeing that I was defeated in a deadly battle, he led Kuizhou to the Zhou army without firing an arrow. He also offered 300,000 hu of grain and grass. If I hadn't been captured, I would burn the grain and not leave it to the Zhou army! Be a warning to others!"

"This! Is there any reason?" Someone was furious, "We don't know what kind of person Gao Yanchou is? Who knows what kind of person you are, Wang Zhaoyuan?"

Meng Chang said: "I have known Wang Zhaoyuan for a long time, at least he is not a bad person. Besides, what Wang Zhaoyuan said is true. Gao Yanchou really surrendered without fighting, but Wang Zhaoyuan fought against the Zhou army."

The angry general said: "Your Majesty, even though Wang Zhaoyuan fought without any results, he completely defeated Kuizhou's troops. Gao Yanchou didn't want to fight. He must have wanted to keep Kuizhou. Later, he saw that the situation was over, so he surrendered."

"Surrender with 300,000 dendrobium rations?" Wang Zhaoyuan sneered.

Meng Chang pondered: "Gao Yanchou is also a veteran, I can't be too cruel to his family."

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "Gao Yanchou still has Kuizhou now, and there are still a large number of prisoners of the Shu army in Kuizhou and other places. Your Majesty can send someone to issue an order to threaten Gao Yanchou's family and make him turn against the water and cut off the Zhou army's food road. Our Great Shu Forbidden Army will send troops to harass the Fujiang River and the Yangtze River to meet the uprising soldiers. We still have more than 100,000 troops, and the 20,000 people who have been scattered by the Zhou army and scattered in depth, why should they surrender?"

Hearing this, Meng Chang seemed to have a glimmer of hope: "Vice Envoy Wang, do you really think the situation can be saved?"

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "Your Majesty has learned a lesson. Shu surrendered, and those ministers who ate and drank vegetarian meals in their corpses could survive, but Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven who proclaimed himself emperor since ancient times. Those who have proclaimed themselves as emperors have lost their land, and there is still a way to survive? Whoever persuades His Majesty to surrender is just trying to exchange His Majesty's head for his own wealth. You must see clearly the people with a conscience!"

Meng Chang raised his eyebrows, looked around and said, "I think Wang Zhaoyuan's strategy makes sense. What do you guys think?"

No one in the hall wanted to be a wolf-hearted person who "exchanged the emperor's head for glory and wealth", so no one said anything.

At this moment, an eunuch suddenly walked into the hall and said, "Zhou Jun sent a letter of persuasion."

"Bring it up to me and see what they want to say." Meng Chang said, and when he saw it, he was furious, "Blacksmith Guo deceived people so much that he gave me five days to surrender!"

The ministers were in an uproar, and everyone had something to say again, "Will he be able to walk to Chengdu in five days? It's really as if there is no one in our Shu Kingdom!"

Meng Chang stood up, his fat and weak body almost couldn't stand still, but he said angrily: "If Zhou Jun dares to come to Chengdu, I want to march in person! I will compete with Guo Tiejiang on the battlefield!"

Wang Zhaoyuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is as mighty as a dragon, Dashu can be saved!"

...

Wang Zhaoyuan walked around the gate of hell, and when he walked out of the imperial city, he let out a long breath, and when he saw the carriage that came to pick him up from his family, he quickly climbed on it. He took out Guo Shao's letter to the Emperor of Shu from his bosom, his hands were shaking, but no one searched him. He hastily tore it into several pieces, and after thinking about it, he simply stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it.

Back home, a group of wives and concubines came up and cried. Wang Zhaoyuan was furious: "Get out! Get out!"

Not long after, my cousin entered the room, stepped forward and said, "I heard that my cousin said that His Majesty resisted the Zhou army, does my cousin think that Dashu can still be saved?"

"I can help you!" Wang Zhaoyuan looked around and whispered, "I fought a battle in Kuizhou, ten of them couldn't defeat a Zhou soldier, so I can't fight this battle. Great Shu will perish within a month, and His Majesty will be able to sit on that dragon chair for a few more days... You all have to prepare early, listen to me."

The cousin was stunned and said, "Then why..."

Wang Zhaoyuan stared and said: "If I persuade His Majesty to surrender, can you still talk to me now? My head has been moved, can I still speak?"

The cousin was thoughtful, and hurriedly bowed down.

Wang Zhaoyuan paced back and forth in the room, thinking: When Guo Tiejiang attacked Chengdu, he learned that instead of persuading him to surrender, he advised Meng Chang to fight to the death, can Guo Tiejiang let me go?

Wang Zhaoyuan felt that he still had a way. This was an intuition. Then Li Hao didn't make trouble today, Wang Zhaoyuan really couldn't figure out the reason, but he thought it was like this: Li Hao thought that he could still turn around, and he didn't want to do it to the end.

Li Hao even thought that he could turn over, how could he turn over? Wang Zhaoyuan thought hard.

At this moment, a tall young lady came to the door and said happily: "Father, you are really back! We all thought you..."

"Qian'er!" Wang Zhaoyuan suddenly showed a surprised expression on his face, as if he saw a flash of light, and seemed to faintly see the exit.

His daughter Wang Qian was frightened by him instead: "Father, why are you looking at your daughter like this?"

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "It's okay, it's okay. I almost died in battle for my father, and when I came back, I was plotted against by villains in the temple. It's like walking on thin ice... It's great, it's great that I can still see my family now."

"Father, it's hard for you." Wang Qian said emotionally, "Our whole family and relatives can only rely on father."

Wang Zhaoyuan nodded, sighed, but pondered carefully in his heart. That Bai Sanniang (Grandma Bai) was able to enter Zhou Jun's central tent, and even Guo Shao talked to her very politely.

Bai Sanniang, Wang Zhaoyuan knew who it was. The ex-wife of the son-in-law Li Liangyou was divorced for stealing someone; Li Liangyou is also a Jinshi, he has nothing to ask for, has no power and no connections, Wang Zhaoyuan didn't agree at first. But his daughter had already had an affair with him, so Wang Zhaoyuan thought that if he was someone who could be an official, he could be promoted in the future, so he didn't have much objection.

Wang Zhaoyuan pondered: Bai Sanniang is still thinking about her ex-husband, and her ex-husband is her son-in-law, who listens to her in everything... With this relationship, it is possible to settle Bai Sanniang.

Then let Bai Sanniang intercede for herself, and even use this to climb up to Guo Shao, maybe it will be a blessing in disguise!

What is the relationship between Bai Sanniang and Guo Shao? After being captured, Wang Zhaoyuan was curious because he found Bai Sanniang in the camp, so he inquired: It is said that Bai Sanniang is very skilled in medicine, and he wants to treat Guo Shao's friend?

What the hell, she was still moaning about getting medical treatment; it is said that one of her nieces was sent back to Tokyo for medical treatment. Wang Zhaoyuan boldly guessed that Guo Shao took a fancy to that Miss Lu, and then he flattered Bai Sanniang and was so tolerant to her...just to find someone to treat the illness, the relationship has not yet reached that level.

"Father, why did you suddenly stop talking, what were you thinking?" Wang Qian reminded Wang Zhaoyuan.

Wang Zhaoyuan lamented, "It won't be long for my father."

Wang Qian was surprised and said, "Didn't Your Majesty let you back?"

Wang Zhaoyuan whispered: "When Your Majesty was still the crown prince, I was his bookboy. Your Majesty can't kill me. The people who want to kill me are the generals of the Zhou army. They will come to Chengdu, and soon the Kingdom of Shu will perish."

"What... what should we do?" Wang Qian said, "Let's pack up the things and find a place to avoid disaster!"

Wang Zhaoyuan sighed: "Avoid misfortune? The world is so big, is it the king's land? The entire Shu Kingdom belongs to the Zhou court. Where can we escape? Besides, we have so many fertile fields and mansions, so many things, should we throw them away?"

Wang Qian said: "If you throw away money and wealth, throw it away. Let's hide in a place that no one knows."

Wang Zhaoyuan smiled and said: "You have been well-clothed and well-fed since you were a child. You have never suffered or suffered any crimes. You don't understand. It's okay if you don't understand. As a father, I want you to be like this all the time and don't have to suffer... But we are wronged. The ex-wife of Liangyou (son-in-law) Bai Sanniang has found a big backer. Now there is no way. Let's let her grow up and you grow up. Will you agree? Let's resolve the suspicion, and we will be a family?"

Wang Qian remained silent.

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